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Daily Breeze Hawthorne reporter Sandy Mazza is working on a story today about an indictment against former Hawthorne School Board Trustee Frank DeSimone. Unsealed today, the county grand jury indictment charges DeSimone with six felony counts, including filing a false tax return and perjury by declaration.

DeSimone pleaded not guilty to the charges and is scheduled to return to the Criminal Justice Center in downtown Los Angeles on April 1 for a hearing to determine if he should remain free on his own recognizance, according to City News Service.

The District Attorney's office began investigating DeSimone in 2006 when allegations arose that he was living in Cypress while holding a seat on the Hawthorne board. That's not allowed. He eventually acknowledged it and then did not seek re-election. Investigators also said they found evidence of child pornography on his computer hard drive.